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New on 500px : Whydah dancing…. by JoJoCoCo by JoJoCoCo

The courtship dance by the bird – Whydah.

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New on 500px : Help!!!!! by bobobird by bobobird

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New on 500px : Posing for Camera: Isabelline Wheatear by RiazSiddiki by RiazSiddiki

Ever since my friend took picture of Isabelline Wheatear in Quetta…..hundreds of kilometers from where I live…….. I fell in love with this beautiful beautiful bird……it was Simple, Elegant, and Innocent…….we have Variable Wheatears in our part of country but not Isabelline……..on our third visit to Soon valley…..we finally spotted this beauty…….it was alone…..and it was quite playful…….we spent some ten minutes with it and thoroughly enjoyed each and every pose of it………

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New on 500px : Going down… by bobobird by bobobird

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New on 500px : Lift-off, lift-off… by bobobird by bobobird

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New on 500px : Osprey Works on the Nest by Mary_A_Lopez by Mary_A_Lopez

The Osprey have returned to Virginia and are working industriously on rebuilding their nests. This Osprey returns with a stick to its’ nest, located on the Potomac River between Tim’s Rivershore and Leesylvania State Park.

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New on 500px : Graceful in Flight: Little Egret by RiazSiddiki by RiazSiddiki

Little egret gracefully soars over the reed at the banks of Rawal Lake………waited for this bird to get into perfect position………its time consuming but nevertheless every now and then one bird would do it for you…….. ☺

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New on 500px : Miracle of Flight by chrishpetersen by chrishpetersen

A sandhill crane soars overhead with elegance and grace … creating a sense of wonder at nature’s miracle of flight.

Mother Nature has been working on the miracle of flight with cranes for a long time!! A 10 million year old crane fossil has been found in Nebraska. To put that in perspective, homo sapiens have only been around about 200,000 years.

From the perspective in this photo you can appreciate the amazing construction of wings that can span more than 7 feet (2m). There are intricate overlapping layers of wing feathers that enable this bird to soar up to 13,000 feet in altitude.

I would encourage you to watch the cranes flying at dawn and dusk (Central Time Zone), during the migration on the Rowe Sanctuary live web cam. When you click you will first have to watch an ad before you can view the web cam for free: http://bit.ly/24XaVvG

Leave me a comment or email me if you would like more information on the crane migration or photographing them: chrishpetersen@live.com

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New on 500px : Reflection Touchdown by backcountrygallery by backcountrygallery

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This was captured Green Cay nature Preserve in Southern FL.

The preserve has a fantastic boardwalk that loops directly through the wetlands. I arrived just a touch before sunrise and started walking the loop. I was only about 1/3rd of a mile into it when I came across an area that was absolutely loaded with herons and egrets of all types. I ended up spending most of my time right in that spot, shooting away as opportunities presented themselves.

The biggest problem was the boardwalk itself – it was too high for shots like the one here (at least if you were standing). So I ended up shooting through the railing as I sat on the boardwalk. I got me much closer to the water, so as birds would land, I would have a better eye-level view of the scene.

At one point, this snowy egret came swooping in and I was lucky enough o catch him just as he was making contact with the water. When I double checked the images on the back of the camera, I knew I had one that I couldn’t wait to share. 🙂

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New on 500px : We have lift-off by bobobird by bobobird

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